Sure it's your stem? A mate of mine had what you describe, but eventually found out it was headset bearings. Every time he would lean the bike from side to side applying pressure there would be a clicking / crunching noise. Eventually his headset completely seized up. Just letting you know incase you want to get it checked out.

Seems strange that you would need to continually grease the bolts. Do you ride in the rain?Did you torque the bolts to spec?Do you use waterproof grease?

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Make sure you have a good front wheel quick release and that it is snug. They can often be the source of front end creaking and few think to look there. I know I spent the better part of three months checking and changing components and finding that a 1/4 turn snugger on the qr solved all my problems!!!

Then it can't possibly be the stem unless it's cracked. Think about it.

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1. Handle bars - clean them up -check for cracks possibly2, Head set - clean and repack with grease3. Front skewer as mentioned4. cleats5. bottom bracket6. I'm grasping at straws.

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